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Set #5
Vocabulary
| Term | (n) severe criticism |
|---|---|
| Evasive | (adj) tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly. |
| travesty | something that is shocking or disturbing |
| castigation | severe criticism, harsh scolding, or punishment. |
| morbid | interested in unpleasant subjects, especially death |
| quota | a set amount, volume |
| jostle | push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd. |
| hostile | unfriendly; antagonistic. |
| sullen | bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy depressed mood. |
| sober,sobriety | abstaining from drinking alcohol or taking intoxicating drugs : refraining from the use of addictive substances |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| foreshadow | foresee, predict with helpful hints or clues |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |